Filed To Story: Veiled Desires of the Alpha King Novel
Maya’s face lit up. ‘Really? When are you going to announce it?’ She was mentally planning Talia’s Luna ceremony from the moment Talia arrived at the Shadow Fang pack.
‘Not yet.’, Dayson said. ‘Talia wants to keep it low-key for now. Don’t push it because she needs time to adjust to her status before others start treating her as my Luna. Talia is aware that the two of you know.’
Maya turned to look at Talia with a grin on her face, happy that she doesn’t need to pretend to be oblivious in front of Talia anymore.
“Hey!”, Talia protested. “It’s obvious you are talking about me.” She turned to Dayson with a pout. “You promised no secrets.”
“Sorry. Habit.”, Dayson said quickly. “Jaeden and Maya were just saying how they are happy we are fine.”
“Riiiiight”, Talia drawled while eyeing the trio cautiously, but she was happy. Somehow, sitting next to Dayson, with Maya and Jaeden at the table, was relaxing and the overall atmosphere was welcoming. It was a good feeling, and the fact that Dayson held her hand, made it better.
Stephanie and Lisa entered the dining room, and everyone’s attention was drawn toward the steaming dishes.
“I made something light when I heard you will be coming from the pack hospital”, Stephanie said while placing a bowl with chicken gnocchi soup close to Talia. The soup was paired well with freshly baked breadsticks, and it all smelled divine. Talia’s stomach rumbled.
Lisa was not happy to be the one serving food, but she didn’t dare to make a scene. She already argued with her mother several times, and she understood the stances of Maya and Jaeden from when they warned her to treat Talia with respect, and now that Dayson was here, pouring soup in Talia’s bowl, Lisa knew that if she raises a fuss, it will backfire big time.
Two trips later, all the food was on the table and Lisa finally got to sit and help herself.
Stephanie is an amazing cook, and everything looked, smelled, and tasted great, but Lisa couldn’t enjoy her mother’s cooking. How can she enjoy it when Dayson was feeding Talia? And he was even blowing gently every time to disperse the steam so that Talia doesn’t burn her mouth. Needless to say, Tony never did anything like that for Lisa.
Maya and Jaeden observed the situation during dinner. It was obvious that Dayson and Talia were smitten with each other and not paying attention to anyone else, and the Beta couple knew that it would get much worse after Dayson marks Talia.
The mark will give a boost to their mate bond and they will completely be consumed with each other, and that will last for some time until they get used to their new normal.
Seeing how much Dayson was hovering around Talia, Maya could imagine that after marking, the couple won’t come out of the bedroom for a week, or a month… maybe longer.
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When they were close to finishing their meal, Jaeden asked Dayson in an official tone, “Alpha, can we have a minute in the study before you retreat for the night?”
Dayson was not happy to part from Talia, but based on Jaeden’s demeanor, he guessed it was important.
“Can I join?”, Talia asked. She didn’t want to part from Dayson.
While working as Dayson’s assistant, Talia already knew many important things related to the Shadow Fang pack, and she didn’t think it will be a problem.
Before Dayson could answer, Lisa spoke, “Beta wants to talk to the Alpha. What makes you think you are qualified?”
“Lisa!”, Stephanie snapped.
Everyone looked at Lisa in disbelief and Lisa realized that she blurted out her thoughts. Luckily, she didn’t say all of it.
Dayson’s inquisitive stare made Lisa break into a cold sweat.
It took Lisa a moment to force a smile and say, “Why are you looking at me like I said something strange? When ranking members discuss pack matters, others can’t join. I was informing Talia about the rules since it’s obvious that she isn’t familiar with them.”
“It’s not up to you to determine if Talia can join Alpha or not. This is not the Lightclaw pack, Lisa. We have different rules.”, Maya said and turned to Talia. “While guys are talking, I would like to have a chat with you, Talia. In private. If that’s OK.”
Talia glanced at Dayson, silently asking him what to do, and he responded with a shrug and, “It’s up to you. Nothing is off-limits for you.”
Talia had a feeling that Maya’s invitation for a talk was just an excuse to provide privacy to Dayson and Jaeden, and she didn’t want to push for it. Besides, Dayson promised that if it’s related to her, he won’t keep secrets.
“I will see what Maya wants, and meet you in our bedroom later.”, Talia responded to Dayson.
Dayson didn’t object. He took a note that Talia said OUR bedroom. It sounded perfect.
“It will save us time. When I get back, I will tell you how my talk with Jaeden went”
Lisa made a face like she swallowed a fly. She was just pointing out Talia’s lack of qualifications, yet Dayson said the opposite. How can nothing be off-limits for Talia? She is just an Omega, a wolf-less she-wolf.
Lisa is Beta’s daughter, her wolf is healthy, yet Tony never included her in anything pack related. How can Lisa accept this? Why was Talia getting special treatment from everyone while Lisa was being neglected?
As a child, Lisa was the princess of the Shadow Fang pack. Later, Lisa became Tony’s girlfriend, the princess of the Lightclaw pack. Throughout her life, everyone treated her with respect and was eager to please her, yet now she was nobody who works in the kitchen and is serving food.
Lisa felt like trashing the whole place while screaming her lungs out, but she used the last bits of her control to swallow her grievances and not allow them to come to the surface.
After dinner, Stephanie and Lisa got busy with cleanup, Dayson and Jaeden went to the study, and Maya led Talia into the room that Maya and Jaeden are sharing.
The moment the door closed behind Maya, Maya wr*pped Talia into a hug.
“I’m happy for you, dear.”, Maya said to Talia. “How did you find out you are mates? Did Dayson tell you? Or was it your wolf? Tell me. I want to know!”
Talia was flustered with this sudden hugging and all the questions and before Talia could say a word, Maya pulled her to sit on the sofa and she looked at Talia expectantly.
Talia released a long breath in defeat. “I don’t feel my wolf’s presence, so I don’t think she is back. However, I can feel the sparks when Dayson and I touch. I thought that it’s due to some medication, but then Dayson put that in the context of scent and attraction and”
Maya listened with interest. Normally, werewolves meet and bam, it happens, but this was different.
“Dayson told me that you figured it out on your own.”, Talia said when she finished her story. “Is that true?”
It’s not that Talia doubted Dayson, but she was curious what hints Maya picked up that revealed Talia was Dayson’s mate.
Maya was happy to talk after weeks of keeping secrets. “I suspected that you are special when you came out of the trunk. And then Dayson opened the door for you to enter the car and he was making sure you were comfortable while sleeping.”
Maya laughed at Talia’s confused exp**ssion.
“I know, those are simple things, but Dayson would never bring a woman with him, or act like a gentleman.” Maya opened her mouth to say how in addition to that, Talia is not Dayson’s type (a mature, curvaceous woman with plenty of experience), but Maya closed her mouth without saying those words, knowing that Dayson might skin her alive.
After hearing Maya’s explanation, Talia asked, “Is that why you called me to your room now?”